| A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. | A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
| Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. |
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| No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known. | No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. |
| One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. |
| Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. | A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. | The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. |
| But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. | But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. |
| Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. | Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. |
| Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. | Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. |
| The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him. | The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. |
| Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops. | Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. |
| And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” | The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. |
| From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” | From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. | Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. |
| Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. | Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. |
| Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. | Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. |
| How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? | But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? |
| But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. | But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. |
